At the end of December, the warning pictures on cigarette packs change for the first time in two years, and there are even new warning pictures, some of which are eerie.
A baby biting a bottle full of cigarette butts is one of the warning pictures that will appear on cigarette packs from December 23rd.
It is an expression of the harm of secondhand smoke, but it has been changed to be more intuitive to effectively convey the harms of tobacco.
Some say the picture is too strong.
Kim Soo-yeon, director of the National Anti-Smoking Support Center, said in an interview on a radio broadcast, "There is an opinion that smokers are inconvenient because they encounter them every time they buy cigarettes. was there,' he said.
But how much do these warning pictures help you quit smoking?
Center Director Kim said, 'In 2016, when the warning picture was introduced, the smoking rate of adult males was 40.7%, which decreased significantly to 30.4% as of the previous year.' I'm watching,' he said.
In particular, he said that the cost-effectiveness is great.